ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Drake University's Reed Timmer (New Berlin, Wis.) and Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) have been named the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week presented by Eagle Bank and Trust Company, the conference announced Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Timmer scored a career-high 32 points in Drake's 79-67 win over Chicago State, with 21 of those points coming in the second half to help Drake pull away. The senior was 9-of-16 from the field and 7-of-13 from behind the three-point arc. His seven three-pointers were a career-high and tied for the fifth most in a game in Drake history.